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Abstract
The objective of this paper is to analyse the role that European countries’ institutional
relations and economic policies have in improving the competitiveness, sustainable
development and structural adjustments of farms and agro-food economy in Turkey by
supporting sustainable and long-lasting foreign agricultural commercial relations. In
particular, the paper analyses the case study of Turkey and Emilia-Romagna region agro-food
economic trade and the institutional relations developed within a political and institutional
framework of actions over the last decade showing how these initiatives have contributed to
enhance the role of Turkey as an increasingly important trade partner country. The paper
concludes that future CAP budget constraints should lead to a forward looking European
enlargement policy towards candidate countries with agriculture oriented economies aiming at
supporting agro-food economic relations and eventually a diminishing role of direct CAP
support.